School, Lab, and Classroom

Professional Conduct

Prepared for Class Responsibilities

Habits to Learn

Eye Protection and Use of Shop Pressurized Air

Injuries and Bloodborne Pathogens

Computer Use

Plagiarism

What is Bullying?

Emergency Procedures

Health and Safety Support

Theft, contraband and weapons

Vandalism and defacing

Act professionally

Respect the lab, equipment, tools and others

Cell phones are a major distraction

Backpacks and Coats in lockers

No Food, gum, or drinks, just water

Lab excusal, 1 at a time, permission, sign-out

Hygiene – wash hands - germs

Are you rested and alert (sleep)?

Are you mentally and physically ready?

Ensure understanding and process

Keep the lab clean and organized

Report missing, broken or damaged tools and equipment

Report all injuries to the instructor immediately

Distractions not tolerated

Learn to use tools and equipment properly and take pride in your ability to use a tool safely and effectively.

Be careful to think through each operation before you do it. (“measure twice, cut once”)

Use your common sense.

Do not do things that seem unsafe.

If you are unsure of the proper method to do something, ask for help!

Your Eyes are our most important sense, and it is very difficult to get by without them.

• Always use approved eye protection whenever cutting, hammering, using a power tool, in the vicinity or watching someone else doing these things!

• Make it a Lifelong Habit to recognize hazards to your eyes and take precautions to protect your eyes, not just when someone is standing over you and making you do it.

Pressurized air can be very dangerous.

Use only if: You have been trained on how to

use safely You have asked for permission to

use

Typical use is for running air tools and blowing dust off projects.

Never direct air near face, exposed skin, or at other people.

Pathogens are infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans and include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Notify Instructor of all cuts and

injuries (first aid support) Apply direct continuous pressure if

you are bleeding. Keep wounds covered until healed

If you come in contact with someone else’s blood: Wash skin immediately with soap and

water Flush other areas (like eyes or mouth)

with water immediately

Code of online conduct has been prepared to protect the rights and safety of all.

It’s a Privilege! To be used for:

Information/news from libraries, universities, colleges and scientific research

discussion groups/electronic communities

Not for: Racism, sexism or hate Pornographic Illegal or immoral acts Harassing, malicious, or fraudulent

Consequences are real

Copyright and plagiarism issues Security violations (hacking) Personal social networks - chatting Etiquette- disrespectful speech, flaming,

harassment, and violations of privacy TDSB monitoring, tracking, & records Surfing, gaming, videos, looking for

music are all distractions to yourlearning and not allowed

Do not pull USB cables out, miss handle mouse and keyboard, and leave monitor straight

Report broken or poor workingperipherals immediately to instructor

Save to USB, back-up to your H Drive

Prevent eye, wrist, back, and shoulder strain

Sit up, slouching will strain lower strain!

Monitor facing slightly down

Wrist space and support

Plagiarism is defined as "taking and using another's thoughts or writings, etc. as one's own.“ Whether the work is copied verbatim (word for

word) or whether it is paraphrased, if the sources are not acknowledged, it is plagiarism.

Some specific examples of plagiarism are: Copying information, ideas or images from

another student, the Internet, books or magazines ( All or part).

Submitting work done by another person as one's own.

Copying of another person's work.

Copying of images and/or graphs.

Consequences include: mark of 0, parents contacted, report and recorded

Bullying is typically a form of repeated, persistent and aggressive behaviour that is directed at an individual or individuals intended to cause fear and dis-tress/harm to another person’s body, feelings, self-esteem, and/or reputation.

Different kinds of bullying: hitting, kicking, pushing, shoving, or making

someone do something they don’t want to do making someone feel unsafe or scared, leaving

them out of games, or making them feel that they’re not important

can be verbal, physical, or social in private, public and/or electronic (cyberbullying).

Consequences will be severe, starting with a report to the main office

Fire Safety: Fires must have three things to

have combustion: Fuel, Heat, and Oxygen

Fire extinguisher locations in your room

Fire blanket Emergency exit location

Emergency fire procedure :1. Alarm will sound 2. Immediately exit the building

at suggested exit, calmly and quickly.

3. Wait patiently until signal to come back into building is made.

Hold and Secure is a response to a threat in the general vicinity of a school, but not on or near school property. This could be a police pursuit, a crime in progress or an active search by local police for a known dangerous offender.

Lockdown is a response to an emergency situation where the evacuation of a school building is neither safe nor advisable and steps are required to isolate students and staff members from danger by having everyone remain inside the building.

Student responsibilities:

Follow the directions of school staff and emergency personnel;

Remain calm and quiet;

If out in the hall, proceed immediately to the nearest classroom;

Turn off all electronic devices including ringers on cell phones:

Pass on information to school staff.

The Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1990, (OHSA) is the Ontario law that governs health and safety in the workplace.

You have the right to: Participate in workplace health

and safety issues

Know about any potential hazards

Refuse work that you believe is dangerous

The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is a Canada-wide system designed to give employers and workers information about hazardous materials used in the workplace.

3 ways information on hazardous materials is provided: Labels on the containers of

hazardous materials; Material Safety Data Sheets to

supplement the label with detailed hazard and precautionary information; and

Worker education programs.

Bullying: http://www.bullying.org/ TDSB Code of Online Conduct:

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=262&menuid=23189&pageid=20102

TDSB Caring and Safe Schools: http://www.tdsb.on.ca/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=196&menuid=907&pageid=702

TDSB Safety Tips: http://www.tdsb.on.ca/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=196&menuid=2814&pageid=2278

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety http://www.ccohs.ca/

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/occup-travail/whmis-simdut/index-eng.php

YOUNG WORKER AWARENESS PROGRAM http://ywap.ca/english/index.htm